Different words for the same things depending on which country you're in.
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Shrimps are those teeny tiny ones you sometimes get on a pizza, which usually come from a can
Prawns are what i think you guys call jumbo shrimp, which are big muthers that you get in a prawn cocktail etc 0 -
Only US do dates 'mm/dd/yyyy'....... 9/11 is actually the 11th of September and not the 9th of November as the rest of the world would expect.
This is one of the things I dislike here - it seems that Canadians vary on which method they prefer, so I can't always tell what date is meant! Whenever I have to date something and the form doesn't provide labelled boxes, I always spell out the month so that there's no confusion.1 -
Yeah the dates always confuse me. Is 1/3/2017 the 1st of March, or the 3rd of January. Here it would be the 1st of march.
There have been many times that I've filled out my birth date on some computer program, and it wont accept it and keeps spitting back wrong birth date number!!!! My birthday is 27/3, not 3/27 oi oi oi what a pain lol0 -
Christine_72 wrote: »Yeah the dates always confuse me. Is 1/3/2017 the 1st of March, or the 3rd of January. Here it would be the 1st of march.
There have been many times that I've filled out my birth date on some computer program, and it wont accept it and keeps spitting back wrong birth date number!!!! My birthday is 27/3, not 3/27 oi oi oi what a pain lol
At least there's a chance when the day is the 13th or later... if it's less than that, I have NO clue!0 -
And ftr i think Paul Hogan and russell crow are a pair of wankers! And freelee makes me embarrassed to be an Aussie
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Oh - and some "best before" dates on packaging do my head in. 16 Dec 18. Does that mean it's good until December 2018, or should I have used it last month?! Fortunately most items do seem to put the year in full, but those that don't are a pain.
If it's something I just bought then it's not so hard to guess, but if it's been in the pantry or freezer for a while then sometimes I throw things out rather than risk it.
Pantry - there's another one. My parents kept their food in a larder. A "pantry" was something you might find in an enormous country house, not a regular home!0 -
Russell Crowe is so full of himself! I do like Hugh Jackman and Chris Hemsworth, though - what's the Aussie opinion of those two?
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Christine_72 wrote: »And ftr i think Paul Hogan and russell crow are a pair of wankers! And freelee makes me embarrassed to be an Aussie
You always have Keith Urban to fall back on.
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Oh - and some "best before" dates on packaging do my head in. 16 Dec 18. Does that mean it's good until December 2018, or should I have used it last month?! Fortunately most items do seem to put the year in full, but those that don't are a pain.
If it's something I just bought then it's not so hard to guess, but if it's been in the pantry or freezer for a while then sometimes I throw things out rather than risk it.
Pantry - there's another one. My parents kept their food in a larder. A "pantry" was something you might find in an enormous country house, not a regular home!
Haha i just ran to my "pantry" (a floor to ceiling food cupboard that is sometimes big enough to step in to) and checked the use by dates. They either had the whole year printed 2017 and a couple had Dec 17 , only one had 3/17 which I'd assume is march 2017. I sometimes buy American foods like reeses pieces, i'll be checking the labels on them next time.0 -
Christine_72 wrote: »Haha i just ran to my "pantry" (a floor to ceiling food cupboard that is sometimes big enough to step in to)
That's what mine is - built into the corner of my kitchen and big enough to step into and close the door. Lots of shelves and I can't reach the back of the high ones without a chair!
For some reason it has a power socket near floor level - I have no idea what anyone might want to plug in inside a pantry. Our electrician thinks it was either a mistake or they decided to put in the pantry after the electrical stuff was done!
Sockets are weird too. No on/off switches on them... anything you plug in is just on all the time unless it has its own power switch. Sometimes I get a spark when I unplug something, and it makes me nervous!
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Ooohhh yes, power sockets are different too. If you came over here with your electrical devices, none of them would fit. I'll post pics when I'm back on my computer.0
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Celantro (US) coriander (UK)0
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Christine_72 wrote: »Australian plug and power socket
Aww, they look sad!6 -
Christine_72 wrote: »Shrimps are those teeny tiny ones you sometimes get on a pizza, which usually come from a can Prawns are what i think you guys call jumbo shrimp, which are big muthers that you get in a prawn cocktail etc
We called the biggest shrimp "prawns" when I was a kid too -- I distinctly recall it being on a restaurant menu (just checked and it still is). So it's definitely used some in the US.1 -
Christine_72 wrote: »I truly admire those of you who can lose weight and live in America. I've seen your portions sizes, cheap food prices, amazing fast food restaurants and the fact that you add peanut butter to just about everything. I can say with all certainty that i'd blow up to whale size in short order if i moved over there. I'd be like a kid in a candy store!
The amount of cheap, healthy food is astronomical. I think it's easier to eat healthier/lower cal there than here - there's more easy to grab options, it'd just be about having control to know you don't need to eat everything in a day0 -
livingleanlivingclean wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »I truly admire those of you who can lose weight and live in America. I've seen your portions sizes, cheap food prices, amazing fast food restaurants and the fact that you add peanut butter to just about everything. I can say with all certainty that i'd blow up to whale size in short order if i moved over there. I'd be like a kid in a candy store!
The amount of cheap, healthy food is astronomical. I think it's easier to eat healthier/lower cal there than here - there's more easy to grab options, it'd just be about having control to know you don't need to eat everything in a day
Definitely cheaper there. I've seen threads where people compare their grocery $$$, and so many people can feed a family of 4 or 5 per week for what i spend on just my husband and myself. I've been especially frugal over the last few months and still the majority of our money goes on food! It's just too damn expensive here
And lets not get started on the cost petrol... 
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Christine_72 wrote: »livingleanlivingclean wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »I truly admire those of you who can lose weight and live in America. I've seen your portions sizes, cheap food prices, amazing fast food restaurants and the fact that you add peanut butter to just about everything. I can say with all certainty that i'd blow up to whale size in short order if i moved over there. I'd be like a kid in a candy store!
The amount of cheap, healthy food is astronomical. I think it's easier to eat healthier/lower cal there than here - there's more easy to grab options, it'd just be about having control to know you don't need to eat everything in a day
Definitely cheaper there. I've seen threads where people compare their grocery $$$, and so many people can feed a family of 4 or 5 per week for what i spend on just my husband and myself. I've been especially frugal over the last few months and still the majority of our money goes on food! It's just too damn expensive here And lets not get started on the cost petrol...
I got petrol for 115c yesterday (after my 4c off)... Most places have been 130-140 usually over the past few weeks, with the odd few having cheap days..0 -
KeithWhiteJr wrote: »Cool that you started this:
Canada - US
pop - soda
burger - dinner plate
poutine - "who the *kitten* puts cheese curds on fries???"
double-double (coffee with double sugar, double cream)
Timmy's - Dunkin' Doughnuts
Canada - Australia
fifty-fifty (10% cream)
I'm sorry but I couldn't disagree more with this list...
I live in the US and everyone here uses the term "Pop" for soft drinks. If someone says "Soda" they are usually read the riot act lol. Also, who calls a burger a "Dinner plate"? I have never heard that term!
Personally I'm a Large black coffee kinda guy, but, every morning my wife gets a Double Double when we go to Tim Hortons. There is 1 Dunkin' near me (not close enough to walk to) and 5 Timmys within a bike ride to my house.
We also have a poutine restaurant downtown that is extremely popular.
Am I living in some kind of weird Canadian version of the US and nobody told me?
Nope, I am in NC (from FL) and I do not use the term pop ever. I say soda, or use the word coke in a general way.0
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